Princeton replaces Utah State for 2017 Diamond Head Classic

Princeton has been added to the 2017 Diamond Head Classic as a replacement for Utah State, tournament officials announced on Sunday.

Princeton finished with a 23-7 record in the 2016-17 season, and won the Ivy League regular-season and tournament titles. The Tigers were a No. 12 seed in the 2017 NCAA Tournament and lost to Notre Dame, 60-58, in the first round.

It will be the second consecutive season that Princeton will play in Honolulu. Last season, the Tigers went 1-1 (inclduing a win over Hawai’i) in the Pearl Harbor Invitational at Bloch Arena.

The 2017 Diamond Head Classic field will feature five teams that participated in the 2017 NCAA Tournament: Princeton, Miami, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State and USC. The other three teams in the field are Hawai’i, Akron and Davidson.

“Good news for UH”? Kind of a backhanded comment. If it’s true, best of luck to him, but I don’t look at it as a good thing since I felt he was going to make strides during the summer and possibly fight for the starting point guard position. He showed some freshman mistakes, but I think he had a lot of good qualities that could help the team next season. I think he could be a good floor leader since he seemed vocal when he was on the court, but just had to adapt to the Division 1 level.